Grappling-iron.



No. 660,2l9." Patented Oct. 23, I900. P. F. McCLlNTICK.

GRAPPLING mun.

(Application filed Feb. 13, 1900.).

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PEARSON F. MOCLINTICK, OF BROOKFIELD, MISSOURI.

GRAPPLlNG-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batent No. 660,219, dated October23, 1900. Application filed February 13, 1900. Serial No. 5, 069. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PEARSON F. McCLIN- TICK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Brookfield, in the county of Linn, State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGrappling-Irons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to grapples in general, and more particularly tothat class employed in grappling and raising objects from the bottoms ofwells and from other locations where the operator cannot manipulate thegrapple entirely with his hands to engage it.

The object of the invention is to'provide a construction in which thereare employed no rigid connections for manipulation of the jaws of thegrapple and in which there will be few parts so constructed that thechances for injury and disorder will be reduced to the minimum. p

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure l is a perspective view showing the portions of the parts whenthe jaws are open for engagement with a body to be raised. Fig. 2 is aside elevation with the parts in position to close the jaws. I

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a carrierfor the operating-cords, including a metallic strap which is bent uponitself to form a bight 5, and two arms 6 and 7, the free ends of whichare curved outwardly in opposite directions and are provided withlongitudinal slots 8 and 9, as shown. Fastened to the metallic bight 5of the metallic strap is a cross-head 10, lying at right angles to themedial line of the arms (3 and 7, and in the extremities of thecrosshead are perforations 11 and 12.

In connection with the carrier above described there are employed twojaws 15 and 16, the mutually-adjacent ends of which are connected bymeans of a hinge l7,and these jaws are so shaped that when they are intheir grappling positions, as illustrated, they will outlinesubstantially an oval, the apex flexible connection, the inner end ofwhich is connected wit-h the inner face of the opposite jaw, the endsbeing secured as shown. These cords 20 are passed upwardly through theslots 8 and 9 and the perforations 11 and 12 in the cross-head 10, abovewhich latter they are connected, as illustrated. It will thus be seenthat by drawing upon the cords 20 the jaws will be moved upwardly andinto contact with the arms 6 and 7 and that further upward movement willbring the grappling edges of the jaws together by drawing the jawsupwardly between the ends of the arms. The cords 20 are shown ascontinued through the jaws as a means of attachment thereto and areknotted at each side of the jaws to prevent displacement with respectthereto, after which they are continued upwardly and through theperforation adjacent the extremities of the cross-head, at both sides ofwhich they are knotted to preventdisplacement. The opposite ends of thecords, as shown, are passed through alining perforations in the bight 5and the cross-head, and the corresponding ends of the cords are joinedtogether and provided with a single rope attached thereto, these ropesbeing indicated at 25 and 26. It will thus be seen that if the device besuspended by the rope 25 the mutually-connected ends of the jaws willfall downwardly and the jaws will drop away from the arms 6 and 7 andwill open. Thegrapple may then be manipulated through the medium of thecord 25 to cause the jaws to take over an object, and bythen allowingthe cord 25 to fall slack and drawing in on the cord 26 the carrier willbe dropped and the connected ends of the jaws will be brought to liewedged between the arms 6 and 7, and thereby will secure a tight grip.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A grapplecomprising hinged jaws having perforations adjacent their mutualconnection, and a cord passed through the perforation of each jaw andconnected with the opposite jaw between the perforations and the gripedge of the jaw, whereby the jaws may be suspended in a closed position.

2. A grapple comprising jaws having a hinged connection, a guide in eachjaw adjacent the hinge,a cord passed through the guide of each jaw andconnected with the opposite jaw between the guide and the gripping edgethereof whereby the jaws may be suspended in a closed position and meansconnected with the jaws for holding them in their open position.

3. A grapple comprisingacarrier including converging members havingopenings in their outer extremities,a cross-head connected with thecarrier, jaws having a hinged connection and adapted to fold andenterbetween mem bers of the carrier to close them, means for raising thejaws to enter between the converging members of the carrier to close thejaws and means for raising the carrier from the jaws to permit them toopen.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

PEARSON F. MGOLINTIOK.

Witnesses:

O. W. MCCLINTICK, T. N. McGLINTIoK.

